The document is a letter from William Butler to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories, about the plate holder of the photographic plates that were supposed to send to Kodaikanal Observatory. It explains the need and usage of the plate holder.

The item is a letter from the Director General of Stores to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories, enquiring about the sensitivity of the photographic plates supplied to the Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories by the Imperial Dry Plate Company.

William Butler wrote this letter to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories to inform him that the photographic plates were dispatched and there was a new fresh demand for photographic plates.

The document is a letter from the Director General of Stores to the Director of Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories regarding the poorly maintained photographic plates that were sent to the Kodaikanal Observatory.

The Director General of Stores sent a letter to the Directors of the Kodaikanal and Madras Observatories asking when the photographic plates in Kodaikanal Observatory will be installed.

The item is letter from the Meteorological Department to the Director of Kodaikanal & Madras Observatories, containing a copy of letter No.1286 from the Meteorological Reporter to the Government of India and Director General of Indian Observatories to the Director General of Stores, acknowledging Letter No.937 dated 19 Jan 1905 and saying that the Director of Kodaikanal Observatory is unable to send the details of the plates for the spectroheliograph until he has experimented with the plates, the information will be send as soon as it is available.

This letter mentions on sending of 13 rolls of bromide paper in a soldered tin case as requested by Prof. Milne.

This letter was about the requesting to send the photographs of the Sun for some dates in 1905.

This letter was about letting John Evershed to know that his name was put up for the Royal Society.

The letter is from Kunwar Maharaj Singh, Deputy Secretary to the Government of India, to All local governments and administrations regarding a complaint received by the High Commissioner for India from one of the agents for sales of Indian Official Publications in the UK that the client cancelled their order as it was so late. So, to prevent such complaints, he requested to take steps to make sure transmission is done at the earliest to the High Commissioner.